Vaginal syringe



Dec. 19, 1922.

1,439,662. C. C. EPPLEMAN ET AL.

VAGINAL SYRINGE.

FILED N0v.26, I921.

' I 20 may be carried off to a receptacle Patented Dec. is, was,

teaser CHARLES c. EPPLEMAN Ann 'wAL'rEan'cALLAH n, or GLOUCESTER, 'NEWJERSEY.

. vaern'nr sramen p n ationmea omma, 1921. Serial no, 517,931.

T all whom it'maiy concern we Be it known that we, CHArJJns Erwin MAN and VVALTER E. CALL-truly. citizens of the United States, residing at Gloucester, in the county 0;": .lamden and Eitate oi? New Jersey, have invented new and useiul lniprovenients in a Vaginal Syringe, of which the following is a specification.

()uiinvention relates" to new and'usefui improvements in a vaginal syringe, and has for its object to provide" such device comprising a barrel to one end of WlliCl'liS attached a, suitable bulb and having a detachable tip on the other end, said tip '15 provided with means to engage a discharge tube or pipe located Withinthe barrel and having an outlet end projecting through the side of said barrel for connectionwith a rubber tube whereby the Waste solution Another object of the invention is to provide a'device of the charactermentioned which may be utilized as an ordinary'syringe and to so use it the Waste pipe is closed in some suitable manner as by applying a clamp thereto. 4

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set "nipple 11 as being threadedon to the outside of the barrei With the tunnel enclosing the so forth and then the claims. v

In order that those skilled in the art to specifically designated by Which this invention appertains, may under-,

bodied, 2 represents a barrel, preferably of hard rubber, having an externally threaded shank 8 at one end and the opposite end of said barrel is also threaded as at'ei. The

end of the barrel which is inserted into the cavities is preferably slightly curved or offset from'the axial center of themain portion of the barrel.

A compressible rubber bulb, 5 carries an internally threaded connecting member 6 whereby said bulb may be removably attached to the shank of the barrel.

A dischargepipe or tube 7, preferably of hard rubber, is located within the barrel. and

positioned in the longitudinal center there of with one end terminating ator adjacent the insertable endofthe barrel and the other end. passing through the side ofthe barrel nearthe' opposite end thereofleaving a projecting portion designated by the numeral which portion. is 'aniiularly corrugatedor threaded as at 9 for the attachment thereto of a tube or hose 10 to be used as a Waste I conduit.

(in the insertable end of the barrel is re movably: mounted a tip or nipple 11," preterably of hard rubber, comprising a head 12, an exterior neck 13 for threaded connection with the barrel 2 and a concentric funnel lfor sliding engagement with the end of the dischargepipe or tube 7 and the end of said funnel projects beyond the end of the neck 13 Wherebysai-d funnel maybe brought into engagement With the discharge pipe prior to neck engaging the barrel. Within the tip or nipple. is formed a chamber 15 from which lead the holes 16, the latter being so formed as to cause the liquid issuing therefrom to be projectedin fine spray like streams.

,Although We have illustrated the tip or end of the discharge pipe it will be obvious that the neck and tunnel of the tip could be inserted in their coa'cting elements or one could be placed over and the other inserted in its cooperating member.

Th reference numeral 17 denotes a guard of relatively soft rubber consisting of a tubular body'18 adapted to snugly fit the barrel 2 01 the syringe and a flared flange 19 which is adapted to contact with the body and limit the insertion of the syringe or indicate to the user the distanceotthe insertion" and this guard is slidably mounted on the barrel so that it maybe readily adjusted to indicate the desired or predetermined distance of the insertion. i

In practice the solution or liquid is placed in the bulb after which thebarrel is inserted in the body cavity and by pressing said bulb the liquid 'vvill be forced through the barrel into the chamber. 15 from which it will pass through the holes 16 in fine streams. As the liquid runs from the body cavity it will pass into thetunnel of the tip .or nipple and.

then through the discharge tubeorpipe 7 andthe Waste pipe 8 into a receptacle or its equivalent.

In order to use the device as an ordinary syringe the waste pipe 10 is closed or choked in any suitable manner, as placing thereon a Well known clamp used with articles of this character. With the Waste pipe closed the bulb be pressed to force out the air and the tip then projected into a solution or liquid which Will be drawn into the barrel and bulb as the pressure on the latter is released. After the liquid is drawn in the syringe is then used as herei'nbe'fore stated by releasing the clamp on the Waste pipe or if said clamp is left in place the liquid will then run directly from the body cavity.

it course tve do not Wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as herein shown as these may be varied Within the limits of the appended claims Without departing from the spirit of our invention.

Having thus'tully' described our invention What We claim asnew and useful is 1. A vaginal syringe consisting of a bar rel, a discharge tube or pipe located Within said barrel with one end terminating in the region of the insertable end of said barrel and the other end passing through the side of said barrel for attachment to a Waste pipe, a tip or nipple having means to engage the insertable end of the barrel and other means to engage the adjacent end ol the dlsch'ar'ge tube, said tip also having holes theretl'irough leading from its chamber and means connected with the other end of the barrel to force a liquid therethrough.

'ZA vaginal syringe consisting of a barrel, a discharge tube or pipe located Within said barrel With one end terminating in the region ofthe insertable end of said barrel and the other end passing through the side space Within the head bet-Ween the neck and funnel forming a chamber from which lead holes through the Walls of the head and a bulbdetachably connected to the other end of the barrel to force a liquid through the latter.

In testimony whereof, We have hereunto afliXed our signatures. 7

CHARLES C. EPPLEMAN. WALTER E. CALLAHAN; 

